The Skeptic Zone
The Podcast from Australia for Science and Reason.
Join Richard Saunders and his team of reporters for your weekly dose of skeptical news and interviews, reports and comments.
Past guests have included, James Randi, Stephen Fry, Tim Minchin, Eugenie Scott, Dr Phil Plait, Michael Marshall, Dr Steve Novella, Dr Pamela Gay, Jon Ronson, Dr Ben Goldacre, Simon Singh, Prof. Richard Wiseman, Dick Smith, Banachek, Prof. Chris French, George Hrab, Tim Ferguson, Dr Paul Willis and many, many more.
Featuring Australian radio legend Maynard with his Spooky Action, Jo Alabaster from the 'Evidence Please' blog, Eran Segev's Grain of Salt, Dr Rachael Dunlop with 'Dr Rachie Reports' and Heidi Robertson aka 'The Raw Skeptic'.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 57 minutes
- Episodes
- 884
- Years Active
- 2008 - 2025
The Skeptic Zone #843 - 1.December.2024
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:01:08 Squaring the Zone On the final day of Skepticon XL, Richard Saunders from The Skeptic Zone podcast joins Ben Radford from the Squaring the Stran…
01:07:46 |
Sat 30 Nov 2024
The Skeptic Zone #842 - 24.November.2024
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:02:32 Ben Radford in Sydney A chat with Ben Radford about his first trip to Australia and his adventures and the Squaring the Strange Podcast. …
00:57:15 |
Sat 23 Nov 2024
The Skeptic Zone #841 - 17.November.2024
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders and Maynard from the William Shatner Room at Maynard's International Studios. 00:05:42 You Can Count on Adrienne. With Adrienne Hill. Tim Binga is direct…
01:00:45 |
Sat 16 Nov 2024
The Skeptic Zone #840 - 10.November.2024
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:04:46 The Loons from Canada Kate and Allie catch up with Abhijit Chanda from the Rationable Podcast in India. This interview was conducted on the side…
00:57:46 |
Sat 09 Nov 2024
The Skeptic Zone #839 - 3.November.2024
0:00:00 Introduction Maynard 00:03:56 The Loons From Canada Urban Legends Quiz! Fact or Fiction? This week Kate and Allie have a Halloween themed quiz! Kate, the Inquisitor, will be giving u…
01:00:42 |
Sat 02 Nov 2024
The Skeptic Zone #838 - 27.October.2024
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders with those 'Loons from Canada', Kate and Allie, and Dr Sue Ieraci. 00:03:34 CSIcon Las Vegas interviews with Rob Palmer In the first in a series, Rob cha…
00:57:38 |
Sat 26 Oct 2024
The Skeptic Zone #837 - 20.October.2024
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:03:38 You Can Count on Adrienne. With Adrienne Hill Adrienne was invited by Dr. Rodney Schmaltz, a psychologist, to speak at Grant MacEwan University …
00:52:53 |
Sat 19 Oct 2024
The Skeptic Zone #836 - 13.October.2024
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:05:46 You Can Count on Adrienne. With Adrienne Hill Erika Englehaupt Interview #2 Adrienne interviews Science Journalist Erika Englehaupt about her tw…
01:07:33 |
Sat 12 Oct 2024
The Skeptic Zone #835 - 6.October.2024
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:06:14 Black Salve - Dangerous Quackery We look at action taken against those selling and promoting "Black Salve", a corrosive substance claimed to tre…
00:57:19 |
Sat 05 Oct 2024
The Skeptic Zone #834 - 29.September.2024
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders and Maynard 00:04:12 Put your money where your mouth is! Mr Skeptic! A look at the history and various examples of skeptics, including the James Randi $1…
01:07:42 |
Sun 29 Sep 2024
The Skeptic Zone #833 - 22.September.2024
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:08:50 You Can Count on Adrienne This week Adrienne catches up with Melanie Trecek-King from the website Thinking is Power. An interesting discussion a…
00:57:06 |
Sat 21 Sep 2024
The Skeptic Zone #832 - 15.September.2024
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:04:38 For Crying Out Loud! It's Kat McLeod Lucky Girl Syndrome, the Law of Attraction, the Power of Positive Thinking, the Secret, Manifesting - the s…
00:58:51 |
Sat 14 Sep 2024
The Skeptic Zone #831 - 8.September.2024
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:05:00 The Book of Tim. With Tim Mendham and Richard Saunders From 1986 - ZANEX PAYS GELLER OVER $350,00 The Australian-based mining company Zanex, pai…
01:05:30 |
Sat 07 Sep 2024
The Skeptic Zone #830 - 1.September.2024
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:04:08 You Can Count on Adrienne The Travels of a Skeptic Zone Reporter Adrienne interviews Andras Pinter from The European Skeptics Podcast and Colem…
01:01:47 |
Sat 31 Aug 2024
The Skeptic Zone #829 - 25.August.2024
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:02:50 Kate & Allie Folklore or Future Quiz Join Kate this week as she challenges Allie with a quiz. Kate will uncover a mysterious array of treatment…
00:51:13 |
Sat 24 Aug 2024
The Skeptic Zone #828 - 18.August.2024
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:03:22 Beyond Belief Bob Nixon tunes in and finds an old aquaintance up to his old tricks - very old tricks. "Like Deja vu all over again" In this rep…
00:52:58 |
Sat 17 Aug 2024
The Skeptic Zone #827 - 11.August.2024
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders With a short tribute to skeptical journalist Jane Hansen. 00:04:12 Vale Mark Edward We are saddened to hear of the death in the past week of Mark Edward…
01:00:02 |
Sat 10 Aug 2024
The Skeptic Zone #826 - 4.August.2024
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:03:42 The Loons from Canada In part 1 of a 2 part series, Kate and Allie take a look at the phenomena of Access Consciousness and Access Bars. Part o…
01:05:59 |
Sat 03 Aug 2024
The Skeptic Zone #825 - 28.July.2024
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders Also a look at the current nominations and past winners of the Australian Skeptics Bent Spoon Award. https://www.skeptics.com.au/about/activities/bent-spoon …
00:52:58 |
Sat 27 Jul 2024
The Skeptic Zone #824 - 21.July.2024
0:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 0:03:42 The Book of Tim. With Tim Mendham Challenging Times By Barry Williams Over 20 years ago, one Victor Zammit, a retired Sydney solicitor, apparent…
01:09:47 |
Sat 20 Jul 2024
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